Budget approval, operations plan approval, a new independent director and a new tournament format for Y8 highlight the May 18, 2024, meeting of the USA Fencing Board of Directors. Your guide to understanding USA Fencing’s financial landscape and priorities for the upcoming year. The agreement aims to make the sport more accessible and affordable for children across the nation by removing the equipment barriers to trying fencing. Activations, including “train the trainer” sessions, are being planned for USA Fencing national tournaments. The tournament will be held Aug. 3–4 in Wuxi, the Chinese city near Shanghai. Events will be contested in the Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet and Junior age categories. Before our athletes showcase their skills on the world's largest sporting stage, they're offering an incredible chance for young fencers to sharpen their own at the "Training With Olympians" clinic during the Summer Nationals. The USA Fencing Leadership Academy, which welcomes anyone in the fencing community who wants to learn more about the inner workings of the organization, is now accepting applications for the Class of 2025. With less than three months until fencing competition begins at the Grand Palais in Paris, USA Fencing is thrilled to announce our full roster of 20 fencers for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. On Day 4 of the April NAC in Salt Lake City, Garrett Schoonover earned his third national championship of the weekend and Shelby Jensen Mitchell PLY earned saber gold. In the Division I Men’s Epee team event, the New York Athletic Club became national champions. (SRM) software, but is owned by and subject to the  USA Fencing privacy policy.